Sonia, Rahul behind my troubles, alleges Asaram

Beleaguered self-styled godman Asaram Bapu on Thursday sought to drag Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul into the sexual assault controversy surrounding him, alleging it was at their instance that he has been framed.

‘I am not against any party but people tell me that it is at the instance of madam and her son that this is happening. For four-years-and-a-half those behind (religious) conversions are getting their support,’ Asaram told reporters without naming Sonia or Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.Asaram, who has been issued summons by Jodhpur police to appear before it by Friday for questioning in connection with the allegations of sexual assault by a 16-year-old inmate of his ashram, said he would not seek more time to present himself before the police.